Zhou Pan'er couldn't sleep all night. She had to attract the attention of the Second Prince, otherwise she would have to spend the rest of her life in misery in the Marquis' Mansion.

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Then she went to the jewelry store, intending to pick out some jewelry to dress herself up.

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As soon as she arrived at the shop, Zhou Paner saw a eunuch coming to pick up jewelry.

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Zhou Pan'er asked the shopkeeper, "Which palace is that eunuch outside from?"

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Upon hearing this, Shopkeeper Li hurriedly said, "That person is the steward of the Second Prince's palace. He is here to pick up the jewelry that he had ordered earlier."

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"Is it from the Second Prince's palace? Then we must treat it well."

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Zhou Pan'er said as she went out in person, "Eunuch Wang, I didn't know you were the chief steward of the Second Prince's Palace. I'm sorry for being a little rude, please forgive me, Eunuch Wang!"

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"Someone bring the Biluochun that father got from the palace last time, and make tea for Eunuch Wang!"

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Seeing how Zhou Pan'er thought highly of him, Eunuch Wang couldn't help but feel proud, "Miss Zhou, you are too polite. I am just running errands for the Second Prince."

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Then Zhou Pan'er asked him about the Second Prince, seemingly intentionally or unintentionally, "I wonder how long has Eunuch Wang been serving the Second Prince? Then Eunuch Wang must know the Second Prince very well, right? I have admired the Second Prince for a long time, so I would like to ask Eunuch Wang to help me, "

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As she said this, she ordered her maid to stuff a heavy purse into the other person's hand.

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Eunuch Wang immediately understood what she meant, "Miss Zhou, what do you mean?"

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"This money is just to honor the father-in-law and treat him to tea."

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Eunuch Wang sat for a while and then stood up and left.

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But Zhou Pan'er showed a determined smile. She felt that God was helping her. Just when Zhou Pan'er was worrying about how to get close to the Second Prince, the eunuch from the Second Prince's palace appeared in front of her.

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"Isn't it because I'm sleepy? Someone sent me a pillow?"

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Zhiqi looked at her hesitantly, wanting to say something.

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Zhou Paner noticed her gaze and couldn't help but frowned, "Zhiqi, you have been with me for many years, right? Have you ever thought about the future?"

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Hearing this, Zhiqi panicked.

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"Miss, I want to follow you forever. I haven't thought about anything else."

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In response, Zhou Pan'er smiled a few times. Seeing Zhiqi's firm attitude, she nodded with satisfaction, "Don't worry, your young lady has become prosperous, and as my first-class maid, your status will also rise. No one in the whole capital will dare to bully us in the future."

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Zhiqi nodded and looked at Zhou Paner excitedly, "Thank you, Miss. I will follow you for the rest of my life."

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"It's great that you think so, but Zhiqi, I hope you can do me a favor!"

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After saying that, Zhou Paner turned and left without waiting for Zhiqi to speak.

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In the next few days, Zhou Paner would find opportunities to go out every day, and of course Zhiqi would cover for her.

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However, when Xie Liuzheng heard the servants report about Zhou Pan'er, she was busy collecting supplies with her mother and was in no mood to care about it.

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"Keep having people keep an eye on her. Notify me if anything happens."

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Then Xie Liuzheng went out.

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"I'm going to go find some of the major herbal medicine merchants in the capital now. We'll talk about other things another day."

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Two months later, Xie Liuzheng finally gathered all the supplies. She specially asked the Xie family's merchant ships to transport the supplies to the border as soon as possible.

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After doing all this, Xie Liuzheng finally breathed a sigh of relief.

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She and Xie Xiangyu also relaxed a lot.

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On this day, Zhou Paner went out early in the morning, and Xie Liuzheng seemed to notice her and asked casually.

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"Mother, I heard that Zhou Pan'er seems to go out every day these days? What is she busy with?"

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Xie Xiangyu has always been very cold towards this stepdaughter, but considering the relationship with Pingxi Hou, she has taken some care of this stepdaughter. However, if Zhou Paner seeks death herself, Xie Xiangyu will not stop her.

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When Xie Liuzheng heard her mother say this, she felt something was wrong. "I'd better ask someone what's going on. Otherwise, if the Marquis comes back and Zhou Pan'er gets into trouble, you won't be able to explain it to her."

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Hearing this, Xie Xiangyu nodded and said, "Just do it if you want to. Mother will always support you."

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But when Xie Liuzheng found out where Zhou Pan'er had been these days, she was shocked, "Mom, you can never imagine what Zhou Pan'er has been doing these days?"

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Hearing this, Xie Xiangyu looked at her daughter.

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"Zhou Pan'er is involved with the Second Prince."

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Xie Xiangyu was shocked. "What? How dare Zhou Pan'er? The Second Prince is unruly, but he is still the Emperor's son. Zhou Pan'er is no longer a virgin, how could the Second Prince want her?"

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It’s not that Xie Xiangyu looked down on Zhou Paner, she just felt that no matter how picky the Second Prince was, he would never want Zhou Paner, a woman who was not a virgin.

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How many women in the world wanted to become the second prince's lover, but the second prince favored a woman who had already lost her virginity. This was unbelievable no matter how you thought about it.

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Xie Liuzheng then expressed her own thoughts, "I suspect that the Second Prince is with Zhou Pan'er because of Marquis Pingxi! Of course, this is just my guess and needs further verification."

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"Mom, don't worry. No matter what the Second Prince's intentions are, we will not let them go."

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Xie Xiangyu nodded. She couldn't help but complain about Zhou Pan'er, "This Zhou Pan'er is so restless! I thought she would behave herself, but I didn't expect that she would take the initiative to seduce the Second Prince! Does she want to be the Second Prince's consort?"

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As for Zhou Pan'er's thoughts, Xie Liuzheng felt that she would definitely not be willing to be drowned in the Marquis' Mansion. Of course, Xie Liuzheng didn't care what Zhou Pan'er wanted to do.

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But if Zhou Paner dares to do anything bad to her mother or the Marquis' Mansion, Xie Liuzheng will not let her go!

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But soon Xie Liuzheng's attention was attracted by the victory news sent from the border, "Mother, Pingxi Hou has won a great victory over the Xiongnu, and most of the troops in the border have been taken back. The Marquis will be able to return to the court soon."

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Xie Xiangyu was very happy when she heard this, "That's great, when the Marquis comes back, my heart will be back to where it was before."

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But what Xie Liuzheng did not expect was that Pingxi Hou's army soon won a great victory and returned to the capital successfully.

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Xie Liuzheng received the news early, and Zhou Zimo sent the letter to her as soon as possible.

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She knew that Zhou Zimo had made great achievements in this battle and would definitely be rewarded by the court when he returned. Xie Liuzheng was really happy for him!

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The Marquis of Pingxi returned in triumph. The whole capital was filled with drums beating and people lined the streets to welcome the returning hero.

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Xie Xiangyu and Xie Liuzheng saw the large army from a distance, and the tall figure of Pingxi Hou made Xie Xiangyu's eyes red immediately.

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Not long after their marriage, Zhou Zheng went to the battlefield, and Xie Xiangyu naturally missed him very much.

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But now seeing Zhou Zheng not far away, Xie Xiangyu couldn't help but burst into tears. Perhaps sensing it, Zhou Zheng raised his head and looked over here.

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The next second, Pingxi Hou rode towards him on horseback.

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